Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile

Although live birth evolved repeatedly in other clades, it has not been found in archosauromorphs, the group including modern birds and crocodilians. Here, the authors describe a fossilized pregnantDinocephalosaurusfrom ∼245 million years ago, providing evidence of live birth in archosauromorphs.

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Autores principales: Jun Liu, Chris L. Organ, Michael J. Benton, Matthew C. Brandley, Jonathan C. Aitchison
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:74120f325fed4a91b07479f3a2d35de62021-12-02T17:01:23ZLive birth in an archosauromorph reptile10.1038/ncomms144452041-1723https://doaj.org/article/74120f325fed4a91b07479f3a2d35de62017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14445https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Although live birth evolved repeatedly in other clades, it has not been found in archosauromorphs, the group including modern birds and crocodilians. Here, the authors describe a fossilized pregnantDinocephalosaurusfrom ∼245 million years ago, providing evidence of live birth in archosauromorphs.Jun LiuChris L. OrganMichael J. BentonMatthew C. BrandleyJonathan C. AitchisonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
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Matthew C. Brandley
Jonathan C. Aitchison
Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
description Although live birth evolved repeatedly in other clades, it has not been found in archosauromorphs, the group including modern birds and crocodilians. Here, the authors describe a fossilized pregnantDinocephalosaurusfrom ∼245 million years ago, providing evidence of live birth in archosauromorphs.
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author Jun Liu
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title Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
title_short Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
title_full Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
title_fullStr Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
title_full_unstemmed Live birth in an archosauromorph reptile
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